Posted 12/28/2008 at 07:49:02pm

I love this article, namely, because I am within a day or so from buying and configuring my first gaming pc.

I have a tight budget, which is closer to $700 than $800.  Until I read this article, I was really close to buying the following.  Thoughts?  Mistakes?

Seagate Barracuda 500GB $58

Termaltake Steel Mid Black Tower Case w/ 2 fans $83

AMD Phenom X3 8750 Triple Core Processor 2.4Ghz Cache 95W $142

Pioneer DVR-216 20X SATA DVD Burner Drive $28

MSI DKA790GX Platinum AMD 790GX AM2+ Phenom FX . . . Motherboard $162

OCZ 500W SLI/Crossfire Active Power Supply Retail $72

Patriot DDR2 (1066) 2 X 1GB $94

EVGA Geforce 9800 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 (2.0V) Video Card $128